I Shot the Sheriff

I shot the sheriff

But I didn't shoot the deputy, yeah

No, no

Said I shot the sheriff (Shot the sheriff)

But I didn't shoot the deputy, yeah (Shot him down, shot him down)

No, no (Shot him down to the ground)

All around in my town

They are trying to track me down

They say they want to bring me in guilty

For the killing of the deputy

For the life of the deputy

And I say it, say it

I shot the sheriff

But I swear it was in self-defense

Yeah, yeah

Said I shot the sheriff (Shot the sheriff)

And they say it is a capital offense (Shot him down, shot him down)

(Shot him down to the ground)

Sheriff John Brown always hated me

For what, I don't know

Every time I plant a seed

He said, "Kill it before it grows"

He said, "Kill them before they grow"

I say it, say it, yeah

Let me tell you again

I shot the sheriff

Shot him down to the ground

Without no mercy, oh yeah

Said I shot him down (Shot the sheriff)

Didn't worry me, no, no, no (Shot him down, shot him down)

No, no, no, no (Shot him down to the ground)

Freedom came my way one day

And I started out of town

All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown

So I shot, I shot him down

Yes, I shot, I shot the sheriff

And I say it, say it

You hear me, you hear me talking now

A little bit louder

I shot the sheriff (I shot the sheriff)

I shot him down on the ground

(I shot the sheriff) Good Lord

(I shot the sheriff) Take out my.45

Yeah, I shot him, I shot him down

(I shot the sheriff) Good Lord